Dig Progress 8 23 2011

july 26-28

Looking north, the foreground shows the complexity of digging around piers and extended exposure of roots. At this point, traversing the site takes considerable more concentration than previous depictions due to the uneven topography created by digging around and into the tree's root system.

Traveling through the site has become an action of the past, a memory. Entering the site now entails processing the lay of the land and developing a strategy for a series of interactions.

July 19 2011

Facing south(north pier to immediate right), view of root system and exposure of other piers.

b/w animation of elevation at dig as of 7192011

short animation taken from 5 photos of Paul at the site showing the level of ascension.

Raw footage_Paul_ 7 17 2011

Paul is a regular to this spot. He and his brother have grown up in the neighborhood. He sees this place in some regards as a birthright. They both played in this area as children and continue to use this shared space that I now inhabit with them. He has very strong opinions about the site and the dig. The dig as communicative tool is evident in that as a shareholder in the public space I must listen to a multiple set of voices. Paul, William, local dog walkers Pat and Lorraine are a few of the human voices that regard this space very differently from my approach, so I am aware to heed their advice...but they are not the only voices I collaborate with.

Raw footage at site 7 14 2011

This is unedited raw footage of a conversation with a park/site user. This is one segment of a series of clips taken as I was working on the morning of July 14th. Paul arrived, guitar in hand, and occupied his spot, a place he states which possesses great nostalgic value.

july 11 2011